Course Information
Description
Provides students with hands-on experiences with instruments such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators and other measuring equipment. Covers circuit analysis for series and parallel circuits, Ohms Law, Kirchoff's current and voltage laws, linearity, superposition, Thevenin's theorem, Circuit analysis using Nodal and Mesh Analysis and concepts of AC signals, RC, LC and RLC circuits, filters, resonance. Concepts are reinforced with hands-on experiments coupled with mathematical analysis.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
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Examine the function of single phase AC (alternating current)Assessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaMeasure a sine waves wavelengthCalculate the wavelength's periodMeasure the Sine waves Voltage peak and Voltage peak to peakExplore the relationship between Voltage peak and Voltage peak to peakCalculate Voltage RMS from measured Volts peak
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Examine the function and operation of transformersAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate primary and secondary voltage of a transformerCalculate primary and secondary current of a transformerCalculate primary and secondary power of a transformerMeasure voltage and current at the primary and secondary windings of a transformer
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Examine inductors and inductor circuits in ACAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate inductive reactanceCalculate total voltage of a series RL circuit using phasorsDetermine total impedance of a series RL circuitDetermine phase angle using vector mathMeasure phase angle using test equipmentCalculate total current of a parallel RL circuit using phasors
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Examine capacitors and capacitor circuits in ACAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate capacitive reactanceCalculate total voltage of a series RC circuit using phasorsDetermine total impedance of a series RC circuitDetermine phase angle using vector mathMeasure phase angle using test equipmentCalculate total current of a parallel RC circuit using phasors
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Examine the function of RLC (resistor inductor and capacitor) circuitsAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate the resonate frequency of an series RLC circuitBuild a RLC circuit to measure resonant frequencyCalculate reactive power and build a parallel RLC circuit and measure reactive powerCalculate true power and build a parallel RLC circuit and measure true powerCalculate apparent power and build a parallel RLC circuit and measure apparent powerCalculate power factor and build a parallel RLC circuit and measure power factorAdd power factor correction to a parallel RLC circuit
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Examine the function of filter circuitsAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate the cut off frequency for a high pass and low pass filterDesign and built a high pass, low pass filter and band pass filterSimulate filter circuits in Multi Sim
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Examine the theory of three-phase AC powerAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, exam, drawingCriteriaExplore the phase relationship in a 3 phase circuitExplore the relationship between phase voltage and line voltageExplore the relationship between phase current and line currentDraw a 3 phase delta circuit with accurate symbology and labelsDraw a 3 phase wye circuit with accurate symbology and labelsMeasure voltage and current in a 3 phase circuit
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Examine three-phase, wye, and delta circuitsAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate the voltage and current in a wye connected balanced three-phase circuitCalculate the voltage and current in a delta connected balanced three-phase circuitCalculate the power in a delta connected balanced three-phase circuitCalculate the power in a wye connected balanced three-phase circuit
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Examine three-phase transformer operationAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaCalculate primary and secondary voltage of a transformer in a wye and delta configurationCalculate primary and secondary current of a transformer in a wye and delta configurationCalculate primary and secondary power of a transformer in a wye and delta configurationMeasure voltage and current at the primary and secondary windings of a transformer in a wye and delta configuration
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Examine three-phase circuit characteristicsAssessment StrategiesSkill demonstration, examCriteriaMeasure true power in a 3 phase circuits.Measure apparent power in a 3 phase circuits.Measure reactive power in a 3 phase circuits.Measure power factor in a 3 phase circuits.Complete power factor correction in a 3 phase circuit.Explore the effects of an unbalanced load in delta and wye circuits.